Agenda

Royston and Villages Community Forum - Wednesday, 10th December, 2025 7.30 pm

Venue: Hardwick Hall, Royston Town Hall, SG8 7DA

Items
No. Item

1.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

2.

CHAIR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS

Members are reminded that any declarations of interest in respect of any business set out in the agenda, should be declared as either a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest or Declarable Interest and are required to notify the Chair of the nature of any interest declared at the commencement of the relevant item on the agenda.

 

Members declaring a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest must withdraw from the meeting for the duration of the item. Members declaring a Declarable Interest, wishing to exercise a ‘Councillor Speaking Right’, must declare this at the same time as the interest, move to the public area before speaking to the item and then must leave the room before the debate and vote.

3.

PRESENTATION - POLICE UPDATE AND Q&A

Presentation by North Herts Safer Neighbourhood Team.

4.

PRESENTATION - NORTH HERTS COUNCIL'S DRAFT TOWN CENTRES STRATEGY pdf icon PDF 229 KB

Presentation by Louise Symes, Strategic Planning & Projects Manager at North Herts Council.

5.

INFORMATION NOTE ON PROPOSED CAR PARKING TARIFFS 2026/2027

Information about proposed car parking tariffs for 2026/2027.

6.

COMMUNITY UPDATE pdf icon PDF 52 KB

To provide the Forum with an update to ensure Members are kept informed of the work of the Community and Partnerships Team.

7.

ROYSTON TOWN COUNCIL

Update by Deputy Mayor, Elizabeth Freeman.

8.

HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

Update by Leader of the Herts County Council, Cllr Steve Jarvis.

9.

WARD MATTERS & OUTSIDE ORGANISATIONS

To receive any verbal reports from Members and members of the public regarding Ward matters and Outside Organisations.

10.

OPEN DISCUSSION

Discussion on topics not raised in the meeting.

11.

FUTURE AREA FORUMS

To discuss topics for future meetings.